U.S. Soccer has opened the voting for its Best of 2010 US Soccer awards. Among the categories is best soccer blog. You can vote for the Philly Soccer Page here. (Registration is not required to nominate PSP.) Voting ends Friday, November 19.

Sebastien Le Toux, Danny Mwanga and Shea Salinas are all up for MLS Goal of the Year. You can cast your vote here. Voting ends at 11:59 pm ET on Thursday, November 11.

Union

A week and a half ago, The Brotherly Game had an exclusive: Cristian Arrieta was at odds with Peter Nowak and wanted out of the Union. The report said that, from Nowak’s point of view, the feeling was mutual. TBG is now reporting that Arrieta denies that he wants to leave, although he does so with qualification: “I liked my time here. I liked Peter. If they don’t want me back, I understand because that’s soccer, you know?” What’s the real deal? Who knows. But I’ll tell you what I think about Arrieta’s future at the Union: “Sheanon Williams.”

The Penn men’s team face Harvard at Rhodes field on Saturday at 5pm. If Princeton loses against Yale and Penn wins, Penn will gain a share of the Ivy League title. Penn lost 2–1 to Princeton last weekend.

NASL

The NASL bid to represent Second Division soccer in the US includes the following eight teams: Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina RailHawks, FC Edmonton, FC Tampa Bay, Montreal Impact, Miami FC Blues, NSC Minnesota Stars and the Puerto Rico Islanders. More info (and questions about the bid) here.

US

For a long time, it seemed that the US bid to host the 2022 World Cup was pretty much a sure thing. Now, Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the Qatar bid to host the 2022 World Cup is gaining momentum with one source saying “they are starting to look like favorites.” Qatar is being currently being investigated by FIFA for allegations of collusion. The report says “that it is widely expected that Qatar will escape any sanction when the FIFA Ethics Committee reveals the findings of its investigation on Nov. 17.”

Allen Iverson recently signed with Turkish club Besiktas, the basketball arm of the professional athletic club most of the world knows for its soccer team. When Iverson appeared at a recent match for the soccer team, the crowd of 30k+ loudly cheered him and chanted his name. Bully for him!